Programs & Grantmaking

AIDS United’s grantmaking portfolio dates back to the founding of the National AIDS Fund in 1987. For more than two decades, we have supported community-driven responses to the HIV epidemic around the country that reach the nation’s most disproportionately affected populations, including gay and bisexual men, communities of color, women, people living in the deep South and people living with HIV/AIDS. To date, our strategic grantmaking initiatives have directly funded more than $75 million to local communities, and have leveraged more than $100 million in additional investments for programs that include, but are not limited to, syringe access, access to care, capacity-building, HIV prevention and advocacy.

Through our grantmaking portfolio, we provide direct support to approximately 90 organizations each year, and ensure investment in more than 300 organizations through sub-granting partnerships. In the last several years, our grantmaking directly touched organizations in 26 of the most HIV/AIDS-impacted states, as well as Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. To see a list of current grantees, please visit any of the grantmaking initiatives listed on the right menu or our annual report.

AIDS United does not respond to unsolicited proposals. Only proposals submitted in response to an invitation or a published Request for Proposals (RFPs) will be acknowledged. All of our RFPs will be published and can be found here.